Crop Protection
Marrone Bio’s Venerate XC bioinsecticide available in New York
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), a provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, has made Venerate XC bioinsecticide available in New York. Venerate XC is a... more »
Valent U.S.A. launches Sustainable Solutions Business Unit
Walnut Creek, California-based Valent U.S.A. has launched its Sustainable Solutions Business Unit, a new division within the company that is dedicated to supporting the industry in the adoption and integration of sustainable production practices for crop... more »
FMC gets OK to close Dupont Crop Protection purchase
FMC Corp. received approval Sept. 21 from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the proposed acquisition of a significant portion of DuPont's Crop Protection business. The CCI is the final jurisdiction to grant antitrust clearance needed to satisfy... more »
Harvanta 50SL gives growers option for insect control
Summit Agro USA's Harvanta 50SL insecticide has received EPA approval and is now available to U.S. vegetable growers for use on fruiting vegetables, cucurbits, leafy vegetables and brassica (cole) vegetables. Diamondback... more »
Western bean cutworm continues to plague sweet corn
Got a sweet tooth for sweet corn? You’re in good company. So should you hear rumors on the wind about wormy sweet corn – or field corn or dry beans (the kind you put in... more »
Growers granted extra time to claim losses from hurricanes
Special procedures have been established to assist producers who lost crops or livestock or had other damage to their farms or ranches as a result of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Also, because of the severe... more »
Marrone Bio Innovations teams with AgShift on pilot program
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) has joined a pilot project with AgShift, a Santa-Clara, California, based agriculture technology startup, to assess the impact of the use of biological pesticides on the quality of fresh produce. AgShift... more »
Make sure your seed mix is tested for troublesome weed
Scientists from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say some native seed mixes planted to foster habitats for honeybees and other pollinators have been found to be contaminated with Palmer amaranth – a weed... more »
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